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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. A separate section of a larger composition.
Treble
Motif
Da Capo
Movement
2. A musical form where the melody or tune is imitated by individual parts at regular intervals. The individual parts may enter at different measures and pitches. The tune may also be played at different speeds - backwards - or inverted.
String Quartet
Song cycle
Interval
Canon
3. A scale consisting of only whole-tone notes. Such a scale consists of only 6 notes.
Rubato
Measure
Chord progression
Whole-tone scale
4. A composition written for three to six voices. Beginning with the exposition - each voice enters at different times - creating counterpoint with one another.
Staccato
Fugue
Quartet
Movement
5. A symbol used in musical notation indicating to gradually quicken tempo.
Refrain
Contralto
Carol
Accelerando
6. A system of notation for stringed instruments. The notes are indicated by the finger positions.
Rubato
Tablature
Waltz
Leading note
7. Short movement or interlude connecting the main parts of the composition.
Slur
Ornaments
Encore
Intermezzo
8. A harmonic given off by a note when it is played.
Renaissance
Medley
Rigaudon
Partial
9. Atonal and violent style used as a means of evoking heightened emotions and states of mind.
Musette
Tonal
Espressivo
Expressionism
10. A form of Italian opera beginning at the end of the 19th century. The setting is contemporary to the composer's own time - and the characters are modeled after every day life.
Legato
Leitmotif
Clef
Verismo
11. A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God.
Tessitura
Hymn
Unison
Stretto
12. A musical form where the principal theme is repeated several times. The rondo was often used for the final movements of classical sonata form works.
Rondo
Duet
Chant
Cadenza
13. String instruments that are picked instead of bowed.
Pizzicato
Musette
Opera
Notation
14. A solo concert with or without accompaniment.
Sonatina
Recital
Form
Prelude
15. An extended solo - often accompanying the vocal part of an aria.
Obbligato
Measure
Pitch
Encore
16. Suite of Baroque dances.
Scale
Tessitura
Partita
Voice
17. The study of forms - history - science - and methods of music.
Musicology
Dissonance
Natural
Expressionism
18. The playing or singing the upper half of the vocal range. Also the highest voice in choral singing.
Exposition
Chord progression
Castrato
Treble
19. Three notes played in the same amount of time as one or two beats.
Triplet
Monotone
Measure
Triad
20. A composition written for eight instruments.
Ostinato
Cadenza
Octet
Falsetto
21. To shift to another key.
Atonal
Tonic
Staccato
Modulation
22. The retuning of a stringed instrument in order to play notes below the ordinary range of the instrument or to produce an usual tone color.
Soprano
Natural
Maestro
Scordatura
23. The frequency of a note determining how high or low it sounds.
Fermata
Leading note
Round
Pitch
24. A book of text containing the words of an opera.
Dissonance
Libretto
Tone
Romantic
25. Singing or chanting in unison without strict rhythm. Collected during the Reign of Pope Gregory VIII for psalms and other other parts of the church service.
Partial
Gregorian Chant
Musicology
Energico
26. Where the musical themes and melodies are developed - written in sonata form.
Cadence
Development
Septet
Twelve-tone music
27. Short movement or interlude connecting the main parts of the composition.
Classicism
Octave
Polytonality
Intermezzo
28. A musical style characterized as excessive - ornamental - and trivial.
Libretto
Capriccio
Scordatura
Rococo
29. Singing or chanting in unison without strict rhythm. Collected during the Reign of Pope Gregory VIII for psalms and other other parts of the church service.
Nonet
Gregorian Chant
Grave
Accessible
30. The range of an instrumental or a vocal part.
Phrase
Notation
Tessitura
Slur
31. Closing section of a movement.
Coda
Courante
Refrain
Galliard
32. Refers to the tuning of an instrument.
Staff
Partita
Temperament
Serenade
33. Two or three melodic lines played at the same time.
Deceptive cadence
Counterpoint
Movement
Rococo
34. The first tone of a scale also known as a keynote.
Beat
Chord progression
Tonic
Espressivo
35. A composition whose style is simple and idyllic; suggestive of rural scenes.
Obbligato
Grandioso
Pastoral
Movement
36. The period of music history which dates from the mid 1700's to mid 1800's. The music was spare and emotionally reserved - especially when compared to Romantic and Boroque music.
Classical
Allegro
Falsetto
Adagio
37. Time signature with three beats to the measure.
Rococo
Triple time
Accessible
Duet
38. A set of five musicians who perform a composition written for five parts.
Ostinato
Quintet
Chord
Classical
39. A style of male singing where by partial use of the vocal chords - the voice is able to reach the pitch of a female.
Falsetto
Parody
Slide
Canon
40. The period of music history which dates from the mid 1800's and lasted about sixty years. There was a strong regard for order and balance.
Tritone
Slur
Cavatina
Classicism
41. Music written for chorus and orchestra. Most often religious in nature.
Cantata
Reed
Orchestration
Cavatina
42. Either of the two octave arrangements in modern music. The modes are either major or minor.
Classicism
Polyphony
Relative major and minor
Modes
43. A lighthearted piece - written in several movements - usually as background music for a social function.
Serenade
Register
Maestro
Round
44. The unit of measure where the beats on the lines of the staff are divided up into two - three - four beats to a measure.
Measure
Ligature
Orchestra
Vibrato
45. A musical composition that has a romantic or dreamy character with nocturnal associations.
Interval
Movement
Nocturne
Cadenza
46. The technique of altering the tone color of a single note or musical line by changing from one instrument to another in the middle of a note or line.
Klangfarbenmelodie
Concert master
A cappella
Finale
47. The playing or singing the upper half of the vocal range. Also the highest voice in choral singing.
Maestro
Trill
Treble
Voice
48. A dance written in triple time - where the accent falls on the first beat of each measure.
Natural
Tone
Waltz
Presto
49. The first tone of a scale also known as a keynote.
Medley
Recapitulation
Tonic
Exposition
50. A string of chords played in succession.
Tutti
Polyphony
Chord progression
Romantic